Alarm-clock.



M. I. GUERTIN.

ALARM CLOCK. APPLIOATIOK FILED FEBJ, 1911.

1,005,540. Patented 0ct.10,191i;

COLUMBIA- PLANOGRAPH :0 WASHINGTON, 1'7. 6.

MAB/GEL IRENEE GUERTIN, OF ARCTIC CENTER, RHODE ISLAND.

ALARM-CLOCK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 10, 1911.

Application filed February 7, 1911. Serial No. 607,124.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARCEL Infimin GUER- TIN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Arctic Center, in the county of Kent and State ofRhode Island, have invented a new and useful Improvement inAlarm-Clocks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in alarmclocks, and the object of the invention is to provide a clock of thischaracter in which the clock casing itself forms the bell, as well asacting in its usual capacity in protecting the works from dirt, dust andother foreign substances.

Further, the invention has for its object to generally improve andsimplify the construction of clocks of this character and has stillfurther and other incidental objects which will manifest themselves inthe following specification.

In the drawings: Figure l is a rear elevation of the invention, Fig. 2is a similar view, showing the casing of the clock removed, Fig. 3 is avertical section of Fig. l, and Fig. fl: is a perspective view taken atthe rear and showing some of the parts of the clock removed.

The invention includes a casing 1 which is of cylindrical form andprovided with an integral back 2, the front of the casing being open asshown. The casing is formed preferably of bell metal which has a highsounding value for alarm purposes, acting when struck, to give a clearringing sound.

The clock works are generally designated 3 in the drawings and may be ofany form, the parts being so arranged that the striker 4., illustratedin dotted lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings will engage the innercircumference-of the cylinder 1 to sound the same. A circular ring 6engages the clock works 3 and has a pair of spaced circumferentialflanges 7 which extend on opposite sides of the open outer end ofcylinder 1. The ring, as is obvious, closes the space between the frontend of the clock works and the open outer end of cylinder 1. Feet 8vided at its upper end with arms 11 which are perforated to receivescrews 12 whereby the leg 9 is supported in position. It will thus beseen that the clock works are supported out of contact with the casing 1and the latter is supported so as to be free of contact with the surfaceon which the clock is mounted. For purpose of causing the alarm to ceasemovement a lever 13 is pivoted as at let to the back 2 of the clock andprovided with an operating handle 15 and a beveled end 16 which is forengagement with the vibrating arm 17 of the striker or alarm mechanism.

By reference to Fig. 2 of the drawing it will be seen that the feet 8engage the clock works for purpose of supporting the same, the openings8 through which the feet project being of sufficient size so as toprevent contact of the feet with the cylinder 1. Similarly, other partsof the clock works, such as the winding stem, the alarm setting means,and the hand setting means are prevented from having contact with theback.2 of the casing. The usual ring 20 which is for engagement with thehand in moving the clock, has its stem extending into or otherwiseengaged with the top end of the clock works 3, the ring stem beingpassed through an enlarged opening formed in the top end of cylinder 1as depicted in Figs. 2, 3 and 4:. Thus the feet 8 and the stem of ring20 act to support the front end of the clock works out of engagementwith cylinder 1, while the rear end of the clock works is supported fromthe cylinder back 2 by means of the screws 12 which pass thereinto.

It will be apparent from the above that by making the casing 1 to serveas the bell, that a much larger bell can be used with a minimum amountof space, as compared with such clocks as use bells which areindependent of the clock or its casing. Thus by use of the presentinvention the bell is as large as the clock casing which latter itforms.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. In an alarm clock, a casing forming the bell andhaving a closed back and an open front, clock-works on the interior ofthe casing, a ring secured to the clock-works and having a pair ofspaced circumferential flanges which receive the edge of the casing atthe said open front thereof, said clockworks being spaced from thecircumferential portion and the back of the casing, said circumferentialportion of the casing being formed with openings at the base thereof,and supporting feet extending through said openings in spaced relationto the walls fornied thereby and having their inner ends connected tothe clock Works.

2. An alarm clock including clock-works, a single open-front casingwhich forms the bell, receives said clock-works on its interior and actsas a protector for said clock-works, the dial of the clock-works actingto close the open front of the casing, a closure part carried by theclock-works and disposed be tween the same and the casing, and feetpassed through openings in the base of the casing so as to be free ofcontact with the latter, the inner ends of the feet being secured to theclock-works.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

MAROEL IRENEE GUERTIN.

Vitnesses CHAS. A. GAUDETTE, J A. MILLER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, 4

Washington, D. G.

